Sedimentary Structures - Hardcover

Collinson, J.D.; Thompson, D.B.

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ISBN 10: 0045520178 ISBN 13: 9780045520176

Publisher: Allen & Unwin, 1982

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Thoroughly revised and with many new illustrations, this classic textbook in elementary sedimentology reaches its third edition 20 years after first publication. Particular attention has been paid to recent advances in the understanding of aeolian processes and bedforms, and in the interpretation of trace fossils. The introduction to environmental interpretation has also been developed to reflect recent advances in stratigraphic thinking. Sedimentary structures sets out a clear methodology and philosophy for understanding both present-day sediments and sedimentary rocks as the products of dynamic processes. The book introduces depositional and post-depositional sedimentary processes in an easily accessible way, and shows, across a wide range of scales, how sedimentary structures can be interpreted in terms of those processes. Sedimentary structures produced by erosion, deposition and post-depositional change are all clearly explained and related to the processes that formed them. Hydrodynamic and aerodynamic controls on the development of subaqueous and aeolian bedforms are discussed, as are the styles of deformation to which sediments can be subjected after deposition. Structures that characterize deposition caused by chemical and biologically influenced processes are explained and illustrated, along with the complex effects of chemical changes and of animal and plant activity in modifying sediments after they have been deposited. The book ends with an introduction to the methods and principles of environmental interpretation, for which it provides an invaluable basis. Sedimentary structures is designed for use in introductory courses in universities, colleges and schools. It continues to be enhanced by an abundance of fine illustrations and by its practical hands-on approach to the subject. This edition represents a major revision of the earlier editions, with several chapters mostly rewritten. Many of the illustrations are new and the reference lists have been up-dated and rationalized. As such, this third edition of Sedimentary structures will be warmly welcomed by all readers with interests in sedimentology.

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Third edition of highly successful textbook first published at
Allen & Unwin (by me) in 1982 and then at Unwin Hyman (by me) in 1989.

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Now available as a thoroughly revised third edition, Sedimentary
structures assuredly reconfirms its status of as a major textbook in
elementary sedimentology. First published in 1982, it sets out clearly a
methodology and philosophy for understanding present-day sediments and
sedimentary rocks as the products of dynamic processes.

Sedimentary structures introduces depositional and also post-depositional
sedimentary processes in an easily accessible way and shows how sedimentary
structures across a wide range of scales can be interpreted in terms of
those processes. Sedimentary structures produced by erosion, deposition and
post-depositional change are all clearly explained and related to the
processes that formed them. Hydrodynamic and aerodynamic controls on the
development of sub-aqueous and aeolian bedforms are discussed, as are the
styles of deformation to which sediments can be subjected after deposition.
Structures that characterize deposition caused by chemical and biologically
influenced processes are explained and illustrated, as are the complex
effects of chemical changes and of animal and plant activity in modifying
sediments after they have been deposited. The book ends with an
introduction to the methods and principles of environmental interpretation
for which it provides an invaluable basis.

The third edition represents a major revision of the earlier editions, with
several chapters mostly rewritten. Particular attention has been paid to
recent advances in the understanding of aeolian processes and bedforms and
in the interpretation of trace fossils. The introduction to environmental
interpretation has also been developed to reflect the recent advances in
stratigraphical thinking. Many of the illustrations, both photographs and
line drawings, are new and the reference lists have been thoroughly upated
and rationalized.

Sedimentary structures is designed for undergraduate settings and will be
of use to geology, physical geography and environmental science students
throughout their degree studies. It will also appeal to amateur geologists
who want to gain a basic understanding of sedimentary processes and
products. The book is characterized by its abundance of fine illustrations
and by its emphasis on a practical, hands-on approach. It remains
indispensible to anyone with a serious interest in the study of sedimentary
structures as not only fascinating features in themselves but also as key
indicators in the reconstruction of past environments.

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